with stylists and lots of handlers. these women have all the choices in the world. it is the most glamorous, the most expensive, the most over the top fashion and jewelry you will see on the planet and you will see it all here tonight. piers. >> i am literally standing a few feet away from robin roberts, the gma host off for most of the year having extensive and serious surgery. she looks absolutely amazing and the crowd were chanting her maim. a moving moment for her. spectacular to see her here looking so glamorous on the red carpet. you can start to feel the excitement wibuilding on the re carpet. you start to get a few stars appearing. the magnitude of those stars increases over the next hour and a half, building up to the great moment for the bleaching creatures, these die-hard oscar

fans sitting behind me who wear these ti-shirts, the most die-hard fans. they're here for george clooney because he's the one apparently they all go completely quackers for. when you hear an earthquake go off, it will be because the bleacher creatures have identified gorgeous george clooney arriving through that tunnel there. we'll hope to get to robin roberts in a moment. it must be a moving moment for her to make an appearance tonight at the 85th academy awards because there have been i'm sure moments in hir leaf when she didn't think she would make it at all. and that's astounding bravery on her part. i'm going to go back to a lena. in terms of the pressure on the women in particular, because the guys like me, we can put a cool tux on and everyone thinks they're james bond. but for the women, it's an excruciatingly nerve-racking time. they walk out through here and suddenly the world's media

declare a verdict. either they love it or they hate it. >> and remember, everyone is now on instagram and vine and twitter today. so you're right. these images go out to the world immediately. and it is all about the press. these designers want to dress these actresses because these images go around the world, worth hundreds of millions of dollars. back to you, piers. >> i'm live from the red carpet at the oscars. welcome to hollywood's biggest night. tonight, the stars. the speeches. >> oh, my gosh. >> the surprises. >> and the oscar goes to john dej dejarden. >> and every glamorous red carpet moment. this is everything you'll be talking about. >> if i'm doing a fake movie, it's going to be a fake hit. >> and it all starts now.

hollywood's biggest night, the road to gold. here's your host, piers morgan. >> it's oscar night in hollywood. we had to jump the gun earlier because of a few technical issues so we decided to restart it again. the stars are here, the world is watching, and i'm in the thick of it. i'm back on the red carpet where i have already seen some of the biggest names in show business and they'll only get bigger. we're covering it all, the styles, the surprises, and the moments everyone will be talking about tomorrow. it's happening right here, right now, with our special oscar preshow. my all-star team joining me, nischelle turner, correspondent for showbiz tonight, a.j. hammer, and cnn national correspondent alina cho with a look at all the fashions.

and a.j., if i can come to you first tension, excitement building. you have covered a few of these. it's really a special night, isn't it? this is the big one? >> it's as big as it gets. this is the one, we have been talking about the fact there have been some dozen awards shows throughout the awards season. after this, nobody is paying attention to anything that may happen. that's why everybody wants to get their show done before now. we're about to prove it with all of the giant stars that are about to walk your way down the red carpet. >> it's true life drama, hollywood style. >> to afford us this moment -- >> historical movies, you get the big sets, the costumes, you get the so-called truth factor. that's always appealing to the academy. >> pete hammond says best picture nominees and fraverates link in argo, les miserables, zero dark 30 thirtd, and even

django unchained. >> a lot of best pictures have been these kind of historical things or period pieces. the king's speech was a winner. we have seen lawrence of arab yeah. all these great history-making movies that were also about history. >> and actors know their history. in hollywood, a real-life role is a path to oscar gold. >> this year, of course, daniel day-lewis as abraham lincoln is by far a front runner for best actor for a reason like that. playing these real-life people, you can sort of compare them to the real one, and it really enhances their performance in the voter's mind. >> piers, it will be amazing to see if daniel day-lewis does walk away with the oscar for best actor. everybody is pretty much saying that from the moment he was cast in that role, the oscar was assured. so he'll be the first man in oscar history to win the award best actor three times. that is incredible. >> it would be pretty spectacular. he deserves it, an incredible

actor. i'm joined by a screen writer for the life of pi. how excited are you? >> it's an amazing day. an amazing couple months, ever since the nominations came out. this has been incredible. >> life of pi is a remarkable film. it was oud landishly hard to get it on air. now that you have gotten there, how are you feeling about it? >> i'm really thrilled with the way the film came out. i'm happy to be here, and i'm looking forward to taking a good, long rest on monday. >> who are you most looking forward to seeing? >> i looking forward to seeing how my director does tonight. i hope he wins for best director. steven spielberg is a wonderful director, too, but i'm rooting for ang li. >> yours is the highest grossing of all of the best picture nominees, i'm told. >> we did amazingly well globally. we passed the half a billion mark by a long shot. >> for a little kid on a boat. >> amazingly enough. we didn't even know if it was

going to break even. >> he came out of nowhere. like you auditioned thousands of people and suddenly you found the right one. do you know what it was about him? >> it was his audition tape above all. he didn't even intend to audition. he came in with his brother and he did such a remarkable job that he was the obvious pick. he didn't even know how to swim when we started this. >> what are you wearing tonight? >> hugo boss. >> good for you. dw for you. who have you brought with you sdm. >> my lovely wife, pamela. >> howevero, lovely wife. how are you? >> i'm well. >> i imagine the pressure for you is as high as for him. >> it's overwhelming, but we're having a really great time. >> have you seen ang li yet? >> earlier, but i haven't seen him since we arrived. >> if anyone can take down steven spielberg, my money would be on him? >> that would be great. >> best of luck. nice to see you. nice to meet you. take care. so it's all building up nicely here. let's go to alina again.

what i was struck by is the only person i talked to about their dress so far was the director of "beasts of the southern wild" whose sister said that she was wearing, she thought, something black. which made me laugh out loud. she didn't seem to care. >> i think that's great. and it was actually quite refreshing, piers, to hear that woman say that. we're looking at jessica chastain arriving. we believe she's wearing giorgio armani. a strapless beaded gown in a blush, nude color. absolutely gorgeous. a wonderful choice. she wore calvin klein to the golden globes. you may remember, piers, and not all of the critics liked it. she then went for her following appearances in more form fitting gowns. you can see she chose that tonight. we're also hearing that sally field is on the way, wearing valentino couture. donna karan is in los angeles. will attend the ceremony. we are hearing dressing barbra

streisand, the great barbra streisand, who will be performing, and also kelly rowland. this red carpet, as i pointed out to you, piers, is the most important in the world. you look back in history in 1937, and luiz rainer when she was up for best actress, didn't think she was going to win. she got a call from louis b. mayor, the studio boss, and said you better get here. she showed up literally in a night gown, and accepted her award in a night gown. that was 1937, before the oscars were televised. today is a much different story, and these images, and these images in print and on television will be seen around the world. and they live forever, piers, and this is why this is fashion's most important night. forget about fashion week. and just look at jessica chastain herself. she looks goirjs with that long hair. maybe i should have gone with hair down tonight. you know, it was a debate. >> looking fantastic.

it's all getting very, very impossibly glamorous. i have now been joined by a man in a skirt, which is very exciting. now, introduce yourselves, please. >> i'm mark andrews, director of brave. >> and i'm the producer of brave. >> i have been told to say you're armenian. he thinks that's the only plug you'll get for armenia tonight. >> we'll take any plug we can get. >> you're in the animated category. are you feeling optimistic? >> nervous, optimistic, excited, thrilled. there's some tough contenders up there, so it's anybody's game. >> are you from some weird tartan clan? >> this is the dunbrock tartan, inspired by one of our artists, and we had it made and it's registered with the tartan authorities. >> there will be people all over scotland watching this, saying way to go. man wearing a kilt to the oscars is what it's all about. who are you most looking forward to seeing? >> it's pretty cool.

we love seeing, you know, all of the stars and all of the beautiful outfits and everything like that, but any of our colleagues in film making. we loved running into our animation. it was fun to see seth macfarlane's dad who came in in a kilt. >> best of luck. i hope it all works out well for you. >> thank you. >> let's take a short break and be right back with all of the best live action from the 85th oscars. your longwear makeup might stay on, ♪ but will it stay fabulous 'til 5 o'clock? it will if it's new outlast stay fabulous foundation from covergirl. what makes it so flawless hour after hour? primer, concealer and foundation, all in one.

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amazing. >> i'm extremely excited by your son and your brother because he's one of those talents in hollywood, and he's got that slight edge of danger, i think he'll take some risks. >> i think he will. he didn't tell us. >> i think he will. he'll push it a little bit. he has to. he has a lot of loyal fans tuning in to see seth's brand of humor. i think he will deliver it beautifully for the oscars. >> what people may not know, he's a very good singer and he'll be singing tonight. >> he's got a fabulous voice, and so does this girl. she did the demo for the movie "10." >> really? >> i did. i sang best friend. >> all sisters know the secrets of their brothers. what's the notriaughtiest thing about seth that none of us know? >> what could it be? he's a cat lover. that's not too naughty.

>> that pretty damning. >> he once asked if in a trip to florida if we could sip barf through a straw for a million dollars. but we had to go through what kind of barf. >> it's taking it back there, yes. >> it's going to be a great night for you two. have a lovely evening. >> thanks, pier. nice to meet you. >> we're going to go to joe. he's upstairs. >> jessica chastain is killing it on the red carpet. we cereher at the s.a.g. awards and in the mcqueen, and this is really the silhouette that works for her. she's channeling someone from rita hayworth to jessica rabbit. it's sexy and giving you the drop dead glamour you expect. >> i am sorry for calling you jay-z. i have stylish men coming along.

do they get the same kind of pressure, though, as the women? sore it really all about the women's dresses tonight? >> i have to tell you, you know, men do get the short end of the stick on the red carpet. the way they have reinvented what black tie should be, i have seen a tremendous amount of navy blue tuxedos, brown tuxedos. men should be singled out at times for really looking great on the red carpet. >> joe, how am i faring in this dolce number? >> i think you look great. thumbs up to you. >> you weren't going to say anything else, were you? be honest. >> you look great. you always look great. >> looking at pictures of jessica chastain, who is one of my favorite actresses. absolutely beautiful. looks amazing in that dress. suits her hair color really well. i am joined by a british heart throb. how are you? >> good. >> you are, as i know from my god fathers who met you

yesterday and began trembling in your wake, the number one heart throb for teens right now. how do you feel? >> it's very kind of you to say. i don't know if it's true. i probably got more nervous meeting your goddaughter than she did. but it's flattering. >> you're performing tonight? >> we are. we have been rehearsing for the last couple days. it's mighty nerve-racking, but the tidbits i have seen of what seth is doing and the other guys are doing, it's going to be a special evening. >> how cool is it to be at the oscars? you must have dreamed of being at this event? >> it's almost past the notion of dreaming. i never believed i would get to do this, and something about the los angeles weather and the set-up is formidable. hopefully it will be quite exciting. >> you superbeen kissing some of the most exciting women in your movies. who is the best kisser? >> you can't ask me that. >> i just did. >> i can't possibly go there.

i would say it's a tie. you see, i have done very odd films. >> tie between who? >> how about -- how about a tie between scarlett johansson and -- >> you only have one more. >> scarlett johansson and probably emma watson. >> and of those two -- >> sorry? >> if you could take one to a desert island. >> you can't push me. >> you're actually blushing. the big heartthrob can't handle it. >> not at all. >> who are you most looking forward to seeing? >> what is lovely is we finished this a year ago, and it's loverly to see them again. we have reconnected and we talked about doing it live, and tonight, we're doing it live. >> have a very great night. you were very gracious to my goddaughter. she's still shaking as we speak. take care. good british heartthrob for you. we'll take a short break and come back with more of the big,

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back at the 85th academy awards. i'm on the red carpet with a real hollywood legend, john lassiter from pixar and his lovely wife nancy. you have been nominated six times, you won once. do you still get excited? >> we get so excited for this. this red carpet has such energy, and i love the academy awards. it's really fun. we're nominated for two movies in the animation movie with "brave" and "wreck-it ralph."

>> how is the animated business? is it getting ever more complex, more audacious in the way it does it stuff? >> we really entertain the audiences from the youngest to the oldest. i mean, i always say if you're breathing, you're one of our, you know, audience. and you know, it's always about the story and the characters with our films. we love the technology. we love the medium of animation, but it's really about engaging the audience with a great story and great characters. >> what is your tip to win best movie? >> the tip is to make a really entertaining film that challenges people, but also make it really fun. >> john, it's a real pleasure. good luck tonight. nice to see you. nancy, have a lovely night. lovely to see you. we had yjessica chastain. we're going to lure her over. how are you? >> i'm at the oscars. >> so am i.

>> how exciting is this? you look amazing. i clocked your dress and was giving it the full once over. it's my favorite dress so far. >> thank you very much. the dress reminded me, it was a happy birthday, mr. president, kind of dress. >> it is, a touch of the marilyns. a ginger haired marilyn. >> not that i'm a touch of marilyn, but the dress perhaps calls onto that, and it's an honor to wear a dress that ev e evokes old hollywood. >> you're being described as the hottest actress in hollywood, hence the world, right flnow. how do you feel? >> who is describing me like that? >> i just did. >> thank you, that feels really nice. >> do you feel pressure now that you have become such a top dog? >> no, because i'm not going to win the oscar. >> no? why not? >> i don't think it's my year. >> that movie was brilliant, and you're brilliant in it. >> thank you for saying that. i love the character. it's based on a real woman who

is currently working undercover. i love the film. i'm so proud of it. i never think i'm going to win, but i don't think i'm going to win this year. >> have you met the woman you played? >> no. >> would you like to? >> yeah, in a legal setting. i don't want to do anything illegal, and she's currently working undercover in the cia. >> i want to see your best loser face? >> my best loser face, normal. like me expecting, mm-hmm. that's right. >> jessica, lovely to see you. >> thank you so much. >> i look forward to your next move a. do you know what it is yet? >> ms. julie, opposite colin farrell. >> you're my number one dress right now. it may be you're still there in an hour and a half as my winner. how exciting would that be? >> that would make my day. oscar-smoscar. >> jessica chastain looking amazing. and lots of exciting people.

how are you? good to see you. >> how exciting is this for you? >> it's really exciting. it's my first oscars. we got 11 nominations so i'm fluttery. >> did you ever think you would be here? >> no, no, i never thought i would be in a movie. it's something i never would have imagined would happen to me. i'm just glad it did. >> who are you most excited to see? >> um, honestly, i'm excited to see ang because it's been a while since i saw him. it's been a long time. i'm used to having him around, so i'm happy to see him. everybody, in fact, just like i'm in this room full of my heroes, so i'm excited. i'm just excited to be there. >> who is your acting hero? >> um, between robert de niro and hugh jackman somewhere, yeah. >> and you're making more movies, which you didn't expect to be doing. have you got anything in the fire you can tell me about? >> nothing concrete yet or conclusive, but things are

coming up. i'm hoping to do something. some things are coming up, so probably something will -- >> you're big box office now, you and your brother. this is hot stuff. >> this is pretty lucky, i have to say. as i said, we're from delhi, not where many movies are made. we're just living some sort of a dream or something. pretty funny. >> well, get in there and have some fun. the dreams come true for you. good to see you. take care. >> we're going to take a short break and we'll come back with more star interviews from the red carpet at the oscars. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics...

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adams. how are you? >> four nominations in seven years. it doesn't get hotter than that. >> thank you. >> no time for false modesty. how does this feel? >> it feels awesome. it's really great to be here. it really is. >> do you get nervous, exciting? how are you feeling? >> i was really nervous this morning. i don't know why. i'm not always nervous, but i was very nervous. >> do you eat, do women eat before coming to a red carpet? >> i think we try to, but we're so nervous. >> who is your acting heroine? >> meryl streep, sally field, susan sarandon, all these wonderful women who paved a wonderful palth for us. >> you're wearing, and this is my fashion knowledge has escaped me, oscar de la renta? >> yeah. >> and enough diamonds to fund a third-world country. >> it's always fun. >> do you know how much the

collective worth is? >> i would be too nervous. >> it must be millions? >> i can't speak to that. >> you're playing lois lane and then janice joplin. playing very diverse characters. >> a lot of fun, a lot of challenges. that's what i love about my job. >> are you optimistic about winning tonight? >> no, i'm like, no. but that's all right. i'm so happy to be here, that it really supersedes any competition or any need for victory. i just really, really am apy to be here. >> i got jessica chastain to v give me her loser face. do you have a practices loser face? let me give you the bad news, you just lost. >> i'm kidding. can you imagine if i actually did that on the tell promper? >> yes, we can replay them both. you might be going -- lovely to see you. take care. >> let's go to you. a beautiful dress from amy

adams. what was your view? >> inkrcredible. and that is a custom designed oscar de la renta gown that amy works specifically with him on. and oscar delurenlta this season was a special season because he dlabera collaborated with john galliano. oscar has done a lot of dressing first ladies previously, and you know, john has been a real sort of hero, had a bit of a fall, and together, they have started to create a really great collection. i think what amy is doing is sort of helping herald that comeback in a way. >> my favorite dress remains at the moment jessica chastain. she had the absolutely perfect tone color to the dress for her hair. >> i have to tell you what jessica chastain, sometimes simple is better. on the red carpet, there are times when things can get out of control. i think sometimes simplicity really rules. you could see that with jessica. >> i think she has a kind of throw-back feel to her, to the old great hollywood glamour days

of the '50s and '60s. like she alluded to, a touch of the marilyns. >> oh, my gosh, absolutely marilyn. rita hayworth, betty grabal, all those incredible classic old hollywo hollywood legends. these ladies of a time that doesn't exist anymore, but she channels that in a very modern way. it doesn't feel retro. >> i'm getting some good loser faces from them. i'm not sure they want to do that. they don't want to be seen as loser s yet. they're still holding out for the win. >> i'm surprised she said that. it's really her year. with jessica, she has many nominations. >> reese witherspoon, i can't quite see the whole dress, but her hair looks amazing. >> i have to say, that's a long way from elle woods. she's really grown up and you have seen her become this style icon. she's always channeling that elegant, sexy, and even when she

does sexy, it never feels vulgar. there's always a classiness with reese. >> what do you think of the dress? >> the color is stunning. she has that clean line, and again, very simple. sheelz rr not doing a ton of jewelry. you can really going overboard with the diamonds on the red carpet. >> we've got some more pictures, i think, coming. alina, let me go to you first. give me the overview so far on where we are with the fashion? >> we're seeing a lot of form-fitting silhouettes. at the end of the day, as i mentioned before, this comes add the end of a very long awards season. these actresses have been wearing gowns and getting their hair and makeup done for two straight months. they know what works for them, down to the shoe. i spoke with kate young who told me, listen, actresses will tell me, don't ever put me in that shoe again. and so it's very precise at this point in the game. and they're all going to be thrilled tomorrow when we can

all eat hamburgers, myself included, and i might add, you look fantastic in dolce asx g& gabbana tonight. i know you told me this earlier, a dash of prada on your feet. >> that's absolutely right, yeah. feeling a little engulfed now by the sheer quality of tuxes coming out, but i have done my best. i can feel a real rising sense of excitement. as the stars come in and they get bigger and bigger stars, you can see the fans with the lucky tickets. 20,000 people applied, 700 got lucky. you can feel that. it's a very exciting place to be. >> zoe saldana walking down the red carpet, looking incredibly glamorous. another sort of real style icon in her own right. >> she's become a darling in the fashion world. designers are really tripping over themselves to dress zoe. it's a little early still on the red carpet, but we're seeing a lot of strapless. >> a lot of strapless. this is something we see with

zoe as well. zoe is a star who takes a lot of risk said on the red carpet. a couple years ago, she wore a ruffly lavender and purple gevinci gown. that did not go over well with critics, but she has layers of colors toward the end of her gown as well tonight. one thing i want to talk about, piers, is kwu venzquvenzhane wa arriving in giorgio armani. can you believe that for a 9-year-old? what's great about that, i don't know if you caught it, is she's carrying a handbag. it's made actually by this company called puppy and koempt. she was buying them, apparently, through her stylist at jcpenney, and puppy and co decided to send her 20 bags for awards season. the one you saw tonight is the one she chose for the big night

tonight. of course, she like the rest of the best actress nominees, are hoping for a win. whoever wins best actress tonight, piers, it will be a first. so of course, these actresses want to look their best. and we're looking now at kerry washington, another sort of young style icon there, in a gorgeous strapless gown. >> strapless, really become a big thing tonight. but kerry washington is really, i have to say, really the one to look out for. this awards season was the one time that every single time she stepped out, people really paid tangz. >> piers, back to you. >> you've got gael garcia bernard. what are you wearing? >> i'm wearing this thing from dior. and i never wear suits like this, so every once in a while, it feels okay. >> everyone talks about the excitement of being here, the nerve nerves. have you been before? >> i have been here like four times. but i have got to say that this time, i'm actually quite nervous

and happy, you know? before, it used to be a much more different -- i was in a different state of mind, but now that i'm a father, i enjoy this a lot. >> which of all the movies would you like to see win best movie tonight? >> i like "lincoln" a lot. i think it's a brilliant film, very difficult one to do. and they managed to pull out something really, really incredible. and it's a beautiful movie. and i hope they win. >> you're going to win my best tux of the evening so far award. not the best award you'll get all night. maybe the only one. >> exactly. >> take care. >> we'll take a short break and be right back with more of the action from the 85th academy awards. what's more beautiful than a covergirl?

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back on the 85th oscars red carpet. this is a big moment for me. quvenzhane wallis, how the devil are you? >> good. >> yeah? last time i saw you, you were trying to mimic my english accent? can you still do that? >> hello, governor? >> what kind of accent is that? >> your accent. >> what are your you wearing, young lady? >> i'm wearing -- i think that's how i said it? >> it is a very beautiful dress. i love your handbag. show me this. >> it's a puppy purse from poochy and co. i usually wear them since sun

dance, and so i'm used to wearing them. >> i'm told you may be filming with brad pitt next? >> i filmed, but i didn't get to meet him because he was in the later part. >> you get a do a movie with brad pitt, but you don't meet him? >> yeah. >> are you hoping to meet him? >> yes. >> everyone woman in the world would be jealous if you met him? >> yes. >> who are you more excited to see? >> it depends because everyone i want to see was at the grammy awards. >> really? everyone? >> yes. >> nobody left? >> mostly, i didn't go to the grammy awards, so mostly everyone now that i want to see was at the grammy awards. >> have you written your winner's speech if you win? >> yes. >> if you don't win, what is your loser face? you are hilarious. you know that? >> yes. i wish you all the very best

tonight. i loved your handbag, and i loved your performance. congratulations. >> thank you. >> give me one more english accent? >> can i have a spot of tea, darling? >> get out of here. terrible. lovely to see you. very good. i'm only kidding. i'm being joined by octaveia spencer who won last rear for help. >> i should do that. >> lovely to see you. she's quite the character, isn't she? >> she's a little lady, a princess tonight. i'm thrilled for her. >> mocking me for my british accent. >> actually, i do that all the time. we love it, we love it. >> let's hear yours then. >> i just did it. you didn't like it? >> give me a bit more downton abbey. >> i'm retiring today. i don't know. you guys make everything sound so interesting. record, for the record. >> what are you wearing? >> i'm wearing tadashi soji and

lorraine schwartz bag, and prada shoes. >> i'm also wearing prada shoes. >> are your prada shoes as comfortable as mine? >> they're very comfortable, but not as glamorous as yours. >> i opted for comfort tonight. >> who do you think is going to win best actress tonight? >> i have no earthly idea, but i bet you it's going to be a brilliant actress like, i don't know, jessica chastain or jennifer lawrence or emmanuelle riva or nayoma watts. one of those women. >> you're a diplomat, aren't you? >> i'm pretty diplomatic, i'm switzerland. >> lovely to see you. have a nice evening. >> let's go back to joe. you've been watching all this. what did you make of octavia's dress? >> tadashi also made her oscar winning dress when she won last year.

he's her go-to designer, and he's championing women wearing these more glamorous gowns, and he's done an incredible job. >> we're looking at pictures of jennifer lawrence, looking breath taking as she has at almost every one of these. huge ball gown type thing. your reaction? >> stunning, and again, continuing with the theme tonight, piers, a strapless gown. jennifer lawrence is one of the few people we knew ahead of time, what she would be wearing. she has a contract with dior, and she is one of the faces of dior, so she's wearing dior tonight. and i must say, i think she absolutely looks stunning. she was at the independent spirit awards wearing a very sexy, very revealing dress yesterday which made the cover of the new york post. she is all hollywood glamour tonight. one thing about octavia spencer, i might add, she said something

really interesting to me a couple nights ago. she's more nervous presenting best supporting actor tonight than she was receiving her award last year. and she also talked a lot about fashion. and the reason why she's wearing tu --a tonight is because that designer works for her body. she said it's easy to work with perfection, not so easy to work with imperfection, and boy, buzz she look spectacular tonight. >> i have kerry washington coming any moment now, from django unchained and my favorite tv movie, scandal, but she's being held up by one of my rivals. in the old british way, we barge out of the way and grab them, but you can't do that at the oscars. it's considered non-etiquette. jennifer lawrence didn't do much of the red carpet. she waltzed through like the star of the show, and she looked pretty resplendid in that dress.

and like jessica chastain, a throw-back to old hollywood glamour. i really like to see that. for a while, you lost that sense of the magical allure of hollywood. and i think through jennifer and jessica and the others, they're reamy making an effort now to get back to the days of marilyn and co in the '50s and '60s. let me go back to alina cho. i think we're seeing amanda s seifried. >> it's a bearing number and a halter gown. i might be partial to that. i think she looks absolutely stunning in that body-hugging gown. she tends to wear her hair down, but she's wearing it up tonight. to me, that looks a bit like it could be elie saab, maybe reem acra. we'll have to wait to see. she looks stunning. one thing to keep in mind is

that designers are made on the red carpet. in 1951, when marlene dietrick wore a very revealing thigh-high slit as we look at sally field there coming out on the red carpet in her valentino gown, designers are made. marlene dietrick wore dior in 1951. dior became a red carpet staple. in 1954, when audrey hepburn wore a yellow lace gevinci, it became a red tarpt staple. >> i'm here with kerry washington, kerry, who has just saved her dress from being completely punctured. how are you? >> good, how are you? >> nearly, your dress went down. >> i could have been naked before you. >> that would have been a great ratings boost for cnn. >> anything for you, piers. >> how are you? >> really well. excited to be here. my first time at the oscars. >> you're a tv star, a movie star.

there's no end to your love to that anybody anywhere will let me do it. >> i've been getting a few of your actress colleagues to give me their loser face, their best loser face. that moment when your crushed dream has happened. >> you know, tonight i have the thrill of being here just for fun. i'm presenting. i don't have to be stressed out or worried about anything that happens. >> do you sit at home sometimes and practice when you get nominated for things? >> no, i don't do that. i practice in my brain a lot what next role i might play or since i have gotten a job on "scandal" all i do is practice my lines. >> i love "scandal." >> in real life or on tv. >> in real life, with you on tv. i really like it with you and me in real life. >> that's breaking news. >> how is president obama getting on? >> i think he's doing an amazing job. i think it's a tough time and there couldn't be a better man in the office. i'm thrilled to be serving in the administration. >> what do you most want to see

him do in his second term? >> i think i want to see him continue to finish the job and continue to improve the economy, to improtion educative educatio. i think he's doing a great job. he just needs to continue doing what he does and our congress needs to allow him to do that. >> what are you wearing snont. >> i'm wearing muumuu in prada. >> it's a really daring little number. i like it. >> well, thank you. >> how long did you take to choose it? >> a few weeks. i looked at lots of sketches and drawings and pictures but once i tried this on, i was done. >> i can see why. it's a fabulous dress. give me a quick thing about quentin tarantino. >> he's a thrilling man to work with. he's a visionary and so it's really thrilling and very rewarding. >> paying me a compliment, can't let that go unmentioned. great sony legend. how are you? >> i found somebody better looking than you.

if you don't mind, i'm going to carry on with kerry. >> i get deleted a lot. >> nice to see you, sir. >> thank you very much. good to see you. >> i'd much rather talk to you than howard. who are you most excited to see? >> i'm presented with my movie husband jamie foxx. >> who is a great guy. i love jamie foxx. >> he is. he's great. i'm a lucky girl. this is our second time. three is a charm. >> go get them, girl. >> thank you 37 good to see you. >> lovely to see you. we're now going to be joined by the great legend shirley bassy. how are you? >> lovely to see you. >> lovely to see you, too, finally. they finally lured you to the oscars. >> yes. >> why did you succumb? >> i had to. 50 years of bond, i'm part of bond. three songs. >> which one are you going to sing? >> gold finger. >> you knew you were going to sing that. i'm so excited. >> me, too.

it's a dream come true for me. >> what do the oscars mean to you? >> i think it's so exciting. i mean, oscars -- i'm not a film star, you know. i think it means an awful lot to them. they're recognized by their peers, and it's a great thing to get an oscar. >> and adele is here singing "skyfall." >> i saw her last night. >> are you a fan? >> yes, i am. i love "sky fall." i saw her last night and wished her every success for the song. >> does even a legend like you get nervous performing at an event this big? >> i think this is the biggest event with all these stars. i'm going to be jelly. >> is this the biggest moment of your career? >> yes. >> really? >> yes. because i had a chance to do this like years ago, and it's come around full circle. >> you and barbra streisand on the same night. what a billing, huh?

>> yes. >> have you talked to barbara? >> no, i haven't seen her yet. >> if i could take to you a desert island with one of the james bonds, who would you take? >> sean, of course. >> sean connery? >> yes. >> for how long? >> as long as we possibly can. >> shirley, it's a perfect answer. have a fabulous time. i can't wait to see you performing. >> thank you. >> the great shirley bassey. we'll take a short break and be back with more from the red carpet. [ female announcer ] what if the next big thing, isn't a thing at all? it's lots of things. all waking up. connecting to the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ it's going to be amazing. and exciting. and maybe, most remarkably, not that far away.

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two, but three superstars from "silver linings playbook." chris tucker, jennifer lawrence and jackie. how are you all? >> good. exciting. >> who is most excited? >> i think it's me. >> definitely chris. >> you know you're about to overheat. >> i'm feeling good. >> what are you wearing? >> tom ford. >> yeah? >> dior. >> i love this dress. >> thank you. i love your suit. >> i was hoping you would say this. >> how did you decide on this? >> i spent months. i had everyone coming around trying to sell me their wares. in the end dolce persuaded me. >> jackie, do you like my suit as much as jennifer does. >> you look so hot i'm getting a little bit -- >> this is why you're one of my favorite actresses. >> she's starting to sweat. >> this, jennifer, is a big night. you're being described as the great movie star of our times. >> i am? >> how do you respond to that allegation? >> are you sure that's not just

my mom? that's very wonderful. >> people have been saying you are a great rising star. >> why aren't more people saying it to my face. >> she's great. she's natural. she's a great actress and a great person, too. >> jackie, what was it like "silver linings playbook" had so the many stars, great movie, really had some traction. >> i'm so glad you didn't ask me about jennifer. i was going to tell you -- >> what were you going to say? >> what a -- she is. >> cut the previous question. forget the movie. i have already had a sense of what she can be. she nearly ruined my show when she came on. >> one of jackie's personalities adores me. >> what is the next big project for you, jennifer? >> "x-men." i was about to say "x-men first class." we're making it all over again. >> who do you get most excited about seeing?

>> i get excited about the scrawl time stars. you know, like -- >> i really want to see jack nicholson. i want to see him, hold him, hug him. >> i get excited about seeing my cast members. i love jackie weaver. i love jennifer. and bradley and mr. de niro. it's like a family. >> i want to see al roker. i used to watch him every day before school. >> of all the people you could possibly see, al roker? >> it means something to me personally. >> what does he mean to you -- >> i love al roker. >> other than what's happening in your neck of the woods? >> i love al roker. >> every morning he's happy. >> i can be al roker. >> here comes the weather. >> here jennifer, here is what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> that's it. >> al roker. >> you should go do that for al roker. >> i can't believe you named one of my rivals. >>. >> i can do weather. are you excited?

>> yes. >> what are you going to do if you win? >> ah -- >> what are you going to do if you lose? give me your loser face. a big loser face. >> i'm just going to go what? i'm not going to hear it and walk towards the stage. >> i hope you keep your dress up after the unfortunate incident at the globes. >> oh, god. no, that was the s.a.g. awards. >> was it your dress that ripped in half. we all enjoyed it. i'm not complaining. jackie, you keep getting nomina nominated. are you holding out tonight for the big win. >> i don't think i'm going to win tonight but -- >> i don't know about that. >> but i'm sanguine about it. i'm cool about it. >> your reputation in hollywood right now is very, very high. are you pleased at this stage of your career? you're kicking such butt. >> you mean now i've got one

foot in the grave? >> yes. >> yes. >> chris, for you, i mean, this is the biggest night in the business, isn't it? >> it's the best night, man. it's fun. so many great movies last year. i'm happy to be a part of one so it's good. >> good luck to all of you. lovely to see you. jennifer. >> thank you. >> lovely to see you. we now have the great dustin hoffman who is just picking up jennifer lawrence's dress. very gallant of him. dustin, what the hell is going on here? he's grabbing everybody. save jennifer's dress. we may have to wait for dustin. i'll wait for dustin all day. he's dustin hoffman. i'll ask him about the weather. i don't mind. we'll ask him about the weather. seriously. >> looking at live pictures of

jane fonda dazzling in yellow. seth mcfarlane is here. josie, tell me about jane fonda's dress there. >> jane fonda, she looks stunning in that chartreuse. i'm guessing it's versace. >> it looks like versace. it's classic donatella versace and jane fonda always turns it out. >> she's like a sex vixen on the red carpet. she really after all of this, i mean, she's the one to look at sometimes i think. >> i think so. we were looking at sally field a moment ago wearing valentino couture tonight. one things that one of the fashion houses told me, piers, which was so interesting, they said typically a 66-year-old actress, a la sally field, even when you're nominated don't get called by the fashion houses, but clearly they both did tonight. piers, back to you. >> yeah. i have been joined by a true

bona fide legend, dustin hoffman. how are you? >> this is my wife, lisa. >> how do you do? very nice to see you. >> may i say i was watching you on tell wiig the other night. i think you said something about turning 50. >> i'm not turning 50. i'm 47. i'm turning 48. >> and nevertheless, i realized i could be your father, so treat me with a modicum of respect. >> have you had a little shot of tequila before you came out? >> no, no, no i thought i'd have a bit of vodka this time. >> to help you get through. do you have a little hip flask? >> no. >> what is the secret to getting through four hours? >> you mean watching the show? >> yeah. >> naps are good. >> you have been nominated seven times and won twice. so you have been here, read the book, won. what is your advice to people who have never won but may get that moment and their lives change? >> are we live? >> yes. >> oh. the odds are against you.

so don't -- >> do you still get star struck? do even somebody of your magnitude see somebody and go wow? >> i feel extraordinary i'm talking to you. and god bless you for what you're saying about gun control. >> oh, thank you. >> you're welcome. >> i hope to lure you onto my show sometime. >> yes. >> you prove rather elusive. tell me about quartet your new proje project? >> have you seen it? >> i have seen it. >> did you like it? >> i like everything you do. you could read the weather and i'd like it. >> you saw the film? >> maggie smith is one of my heroin heroie heroes. >> i think you should take your parents to it. and your children to it and a couple of the girls you have been hanging out with. >> dustin, it's such a pleasure to see you. i would have loved to have spent more time with you. lovely to meet your lovely wife. what is it like being mrs. dustin hoffman?

>> what could be better? >> nothing better than the world, right? i'd marry him if i could. >> you know the last time we saw each other? >> yes, the basketball. >> the laker game. >> we're now going to be joined by sally field i think is joining us. the great sally field, of course, from "lincoln" one of my favorite movies of the year. it's all a bit chaotic but i like that. i like the chaos of the red carpet. everyone is storming down here. anything could happen. how are you, don? >> hello, piers. >> good to see you. >> nice to see you, and my wife kelly. >> hello. >> this guy taught me how to dress on "miami vice." >> we did some undressing on that, too. >> i bet we did. do you get excited coming to the oscars? >> oh, yeah, it's always a blast. a lot of fun and great excitement and so fun to be here with a film that's nominated, too. >> what was your favorite film this year other than yours. >> well, other than mine, let's see, there was mine and that was

it. no, i'm kidding. silv "silver linings playbook" i loved, and, gosh, i loved them all for different reasons. i think it's a wealth of riches or a rich of wealths or something like that for films this year. >> what's it like coming to these things? i always think the spouses have a hard job because everyone is going to the big stars and stuff. do you enjoy it or does it freak you out a bit? >> no, i enjoy it. it doesn't freak me out. i don't know. don is such a casual kind of -- he doesn't take anything too seriously so i don't know. the whole family kind of follows the same kind -- the same vibe. >> i have been getting people to do their loser face. the moment when your dream is crushed and it's over and you have to try to pretend you're happy for them. >> i have to work on it. i've been so fortunate in my life, i'm just a winner all day long. and when you're married to her -- >> you're a winner. >> you don't carry a loser face. i would have to work on that.

that would take some deep, deep study. >> you're looking great. what's your secret? >> what did you just say? >> you're in great neck. a british phrase for you're as fit as a butcher's dog. >> fit as a butcher's dog. >> they're really fit because they have to run all day long. >> absolutely. you know, i just -- i look after myself and i train, workout, and, you know, so -- you know -- >> it's great to see you. >> it's really nice to see you. >> one of my great iconic figures of my upbringing. lovely to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> take a short break and hope to come back with the great sally field after the break.

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♪ >> back now with the great sally field. i don't use that word advisedly because you are two for two. two nominations, two wins. you win tonight, you're history. >> well, as far as i'm concerned, just to be a part of this movie is award enough for me. and i'm thrilled to have this enormous journey that we've had, and this is the end of it. >> i loved "lincoln" and i love the historical side of it, i

love the way it was shot. do you think it should be winning more oscars tonight than people are predicting? >> no because i don't know. because it is what it is. >> would you love to win tonight? >> well, i would be lying if i didn't say it would be great to win, but is that going to like literally make or break this experience for me? no, no. and i think this movie is a masterpiece, and i think it will stand the test of time, and i'm very, very proud to be part of it. >> you're wearing valentino tonight, a beautiful dress if you don't mind me saying. do you still feel pressure at what to wear at these things? >> oh, my god, yes. we didn't used to feel any pressure at all in the old days literally. you just walked in a store and got a dress and put it on. it wasn't any of this what are you wearing and all of this kind of stuff. it just was much easier. >> sally, it's a real pleasure to meet you. best of luck tonight. i hope you win. three for three would be quite

amazing so i wish you all the best. >> i'm just fine right now, but whatever happens. thank you. >> thank you for spending the time. take care. another legend joining me. welcome. are you having fun? >> so far. it's exciting. >> are you nervous? >> yes, i am. >> how nervous are you? >> i don't have the scale with me but nervous enough. >> written a speech in your head? >> in the head i have thought about a thing or two, yes. it would be terribly embarrassing to go up there and not know what to say. >> they're saying it's the most unpredictable of the categories tonight. anything could happen. assuming you win or assuming you lose, could you deal with either of those in the same way do you think? >> well, yes, of course. i mean, look, with the actors in my category, it's actually enough honor that i'm one of

them as there can't possibly be a loss of any kind. >> do you practice your loser face just in case the camera pans straight to you? >> no, that i haven't. >> do you think it's bad luck to? >> no, i just -- you know, i didn't think of it, but i'll start right now. >> give me the loser look. of who do you think pound for pound is the best actor in the world right now? >> it depends on the part. >> who is the one you would hire personally? >> hire personally? i would always hire robert de niro. i have admired him for 40 years, but admire to the degree that he became a role model and really an icon, something to be aspired to, and so -- >> what makes a great actor like de niro. what makes the difference between a good actor and a great one? >> a great part. >> simple as that. >> well, i'm afraid it is. >> lovely to see you. >> thank you.

>> take care. all the best. bye. i don't think she'll talk to me. she won't -- sorry. i'm so sorry, everybody. of a quick glug of red bull. we're waiting for i think anne hathaway to come down and michael douglas is looming and lurking somewhere. we're trying to pull these in. alina -- hang on. the beautiful helen hunt has arrived. talk about surprises. i was just caught having a sneaky drink on camera. luckily you have come to save my day. you are an oscar winner, a nominee, it doesn't get bigger than this. >> it doesn't. i'm thrilled. i feel leekike i vot invited toe biggest party ever. and i didn't go to my high school prom so this is how i relived it. >> i loved your movie. i loved the part. i loved it all.

>> i'm so proud about being in a movie about healthy sex, about loving kindness, these things that never make it into movies. it's like a miracle. >> what are you wearing tonight? >> h & m. >> no, really? >> accessorized with $150,000 worth of diamonds. >> fabulous. how much was the dress? >> well, they allowed me to wear it, so i didn't like write a check for it. i'm at thes a cars. i was proud to wear it. they work with a company called global green which is putting solar panels on rebuilt houses in new york and new jersey. so win, win, win, win. >> i have been getting people to give me their best loser for that moment when it doesn't work out. do you have one? >> just kind of a glazed smile. >> half smile. >> followed by some kind of protein bar. that's what i'm planning. >> a lot of drinking. >> some drinking immediately. >> will it be a huge relief when you wake up tomorrow?

>> no, it's been great fun. what else am i doing? nothing. >> when you win an oscar, what is that moment like, when they announce your name? >> you know, everybody says it but surreal, very strange and jack nicholson kissed me. that was fun. and my daughter now runs around saying you were mominated so it's been fun in my house. >> do you get excited about seeing people? >> yes. >> who would send a tingle up your face? >> there's beautiful movies this year. beasts of the southern wild is the one of my favorite movies. it's been very exciting. >> when you look across the carpet and you see these amazing acted e actors is there really somebody you're desperate to work with? >> all of them. i just would like a a a job out the evening. that's what would make it a win. >> happy to talk to you. best of luck tonight. >> thank you so much. >> i hope you don't have to use the loser face. >> me, too, but i have it ready. >> take care.

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>> what's the best nonfox film you have seen this year? >> we have half of "lincoln." we have the director of "les miserables." i think he's angling for something. >> when your lovely wife has to nudge you. and how do you feel about cnn doing so well against fox for the moment? >> i think we're okay. i think we'll sur slif. >> i think you probably will. lovely to see you mr. murdoch. take care. blood to see you, wendy. and i'm now joined by the directser of "les miserables," tom hooper. sorry we had to kick you off there for my old boss. lay mass r"les miserables" has e success for you. you just be thrilled. >> i can't believe i'm here two years after "the king's speech." the difference this time is i have my entire cast lingisingine on the options. that wasn't possible last year.

anyone who doubted they sung live, you can see them. it's very exciting. >> some extraordinary scenes, the cast all right put through the ravages. what were they like to work with? they seemed a magnificent burvelg. >> i can't tell you how extraordinary, hard working and prepared they are. they would go to any lengths. hugh jackman is the most extraordinary person. however tired, however hard he's working, he's always a gentleman. he's always nice. he's nice to his core. the man is the most extraordinary example of how you should be in any walk of life, and he would do anything. he lost 30 pounds of weight. he went on a water fast for 36 hours before playing a convict. no fluids for 36 hours. even slightly bonkers. i was trying to feed him bits of water to keep him going and he was having none of it. >> you are one of the hottest director in hollywood right now. how hard is it to make the right choices going forward? >> it's very kind of you to say. it's all about the story that you choose.

i have to fall in love with the story to direct it and l"les miserables" is something i fell in love with like 60 million people around the world who have been in love with this musical for years. it has to come from the heart. tough love the story. >> other than your movie, what's been your favorite movie this year? >> actually, i really like the woody allen film "to rome with love" which isn't on the red carpet but the image of a man who only sings in the shower. the met and the great opera houses, i think woody al sentence still firing in all cylinders and there were many touches of jean jusgeniuses. >> who are the best actors and actresses that you haven't worked with. >> daniel day-lewis. >> is he the dream to work with? >> i think so. and i also think his approach is very interesting. he makes one or two films every two or three years. >> what is it like being a brit

guy who ten years ago, we'd never heard of you. suddenly you're marching up and down this carpet every year, glory heading your way. you must be pinching yourself. >> i could throw that back at you piers as a brit guy standing on the carpet. >> i'm on the wrong side, mate. >> i don't know. it's a huge feeling. as a kid i didn't fant size about coming to the oscars or winning an oscar. never occurred to me it would happen. it's the most amazing. at this kind of moment i really think about the huge team back home in london, over 1,000 people were involved in making the show and my heart goes out to them in gratitude for all their hard work. >> tom, in the end it comes down to you. you are the big dog. huff a fantastic time. enjoy tonight. i hope you win. >> thank you. >> keep flying the flag for britain. we're all very proud of you. going to nischelle turner who has an update on seth macfarlane, the host. >> you know, piers, you were talking to seth's father and to his sister, and they were telling you they have all the faith in the world in what he's going to do on stage tonight. i tell you, the producer of the

show say the same exact thing. i spoke with them late on friday and one thing they told me was seth has told them every joke he's going to say. he's run his monologue by them several times and they're very confident in what he will do. we also talked about the fact there's going to be a lot of music in this show and seth is going to be a part of that. we know he will be closing the show with a big musical number with kristin chenoweth. that's the close of the show. but i also tell you we know he's going to sneak in some edgy comedy there, and some of his fellow comedians are tweeting to him and giving him kind of a go get 'em, seth. ricky gervais tweeted, good luck to him, knock 'em dead. we saw jeff daniels tweeted, oh, the oscars need a little comedy again and they go get a host. that's one of the things that are out there. i can't wait. show is just about here and i'm ready to see what seth macfarlane is going to do. piers, back to you.

>> we're back here live. waiting for tommy lee jones. i really want to talk to him. i don't think he's anywhere near as miserable as everyone thinks he is. bradley cooper i can see. still no sign unless i missed him of gorgeous george clooney who is, of course, the bleacher creature. wait, wait. breaking news, clooney is in the building. there he is. looking extremely clooneyesque with stacy keibler, his beautiful partner, the second year running they have come together. he is so cool, george clooney. i would love to be george clooney even for a day, just to be him. very, very cool guy and just exactly the same in real life. as george clooney -- kathryn bigelow is the here. come and save an old brit. cakathryn you're live on cnn. i have to tell you i loved your movie. >> thank you. >> this is mark. >> good to see you. lookdo